The British government said Thursday it had struck a deal with the United States to remove retaliatory tariffs on a range of UK goods and jointly de-escalate the "Boeing-Airbus dispute". "I've agreed with the US to remove retaliatory tariffs on a range of UK goods," International Trade Secretary Liz Truss said, adding it included removing a 25 percent surcharge on Scotch whisky. jj/phz/bmm